Will health care reform raise insurance premiums?

by Eriksen Insurance | Apr 10, 2013 | Insurance Reform

MSNBC reports: “A big part of the pitch for President Obama’s health care reform was that it would make health care insurance more affordable–heck, it was even in the name of the bill. But more than three years after the Affordable Care Act was signed into law,...

Can mass marketing heal the splits on ‘Obamacare’?

by Eriksen Insurance | Apr 10, 2013 | Insurance Reform

Bloomberg Business Week reports: “How do you convince millions of average Americans that one of the most complex and controversial programs devised by government may actually be a good deal for them? With the nation still split over President Barack...

Richer health benefits cost 47 percent more

by Eriksen Insurance | Apr 9, 2013 | Health Insurance Cost

Benefits Pro reports: “Average monthly premiums for individual health insurance plans are 47 percent higher than average when they cover a comprehensive list of eight health benefits, but they also yield lower deductibles, a new industry report reveals. The...

Health reform turns 3, with the hardest part yet to come

by Eriksen Insurance | Apr 9, 2013 | Health Reform

NBC News reports: “Three years ago this weekend, President Obama signed the Affordable Care Act into law. Its provisions sound sweeping – get health insurance to 32 million Americans who don’t have it now, stop insurers from cherry-picking their customers,...

Thirty years of health care “reform” – and it still doesn’t work

by Eriksen Insurance | Apr 2, 2013 | Insurance Reform

Retail’s Big Blog reports: “The first time I ever wrote about health care reform was around 1980, when health maintenance organizations were becoming popular and I was a young newspaper reporter with a vested interest – I was making the move from my...